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Absolom which is on the monumental
style and ancient, is down some distance
down the valley. The Garden of Geth-
semane is a veritable garden belonging to
the Franciscans. The buildings however
take up considerable ground, SO that the
garden does not occupy space much
larger than lady would desire for her
flower beds. 1t contains amongst other
things seven venerable olive trees, one of
them nearly twenty feet in circunfer-
ence.
From the nature of the country here,
or the lay Of the land, one could be
easily persuaded that here at least there
was no deception. A fragment Of a
column marks the spot where Judas be-
traved the Son Of Man with kiss, and
the place is also indicated where the
apostles slept Due east from the gar
den the stony PERCEPTIONS path leads up
to the Mount OF Olives. There is a better
road than this by way Of the brook ked-
ron which commences on the south,
where the valley of Jehosiphat terInin-
ates, but we took the short cut. The
Mount of Olives or Mt. Olive, is often
mentioned in the New Testament, and
being the highest elevation around. one
gets the best panoramic view OF the Holy
City from here. 1t is noted more par
ticuiarly, and revered as the place
from whence the Savior assembled
up to heaven. The exact spot
of course is pointed out. covered by a
mosque built in 1885. The location of
the ascension is not in accordance with
scripture. Luke says: And He led
them out as far as to Bethany
and while He blessed them He was
parted from them and carried up into
Heaven" The Russians have a monas-
terry here and handsome bell tower
which | have seen from the banks Of the
Jordan, twenty miles away. 1t is the
first object that greets the eye coming
from Jaffa. Bethany is a dilapidated
village on the way to Jericho, not more
than mile from the Mt. Of Olives. Here
you are pointed out the ruins of the
house Of Simon the Leper, and close by,
the site of the home Of Mary and Martha.
The tomb where Lazarus was raised from
the dead is hewn into the rock and is
probably genuine, Coming back to the
city we enter by the Jaffa gate-the
most important at the present time Of the
seven gates through which the city may
be entered. It is the only one that is left
open after shutdown. TO the right, as
before stated, is the citadel Of David;
obtaining permit to enter it from the
governor. through the courtesy Of our
consul, who kindly furnished cavas, or
Turkish orderly under his employ, we
cross the bridge over the mOat, and,
passing by numerous antiQuated Turkish
guns, heaps of cannon balls. and
groups Of iounging soldiers we climb
several flights of stairs to the battlements.
This is the highest outlook to be attained
from Mt. Zion or in fact any other eieva-
ton within the walls 1t is grand place
to fix il ones mind the precise locations
Of the various objects that one comes to
Jerusalem to see. From here you observe
that the church Of the Holy Sepulchre is
not far from the centre Of the city, and
that the space it occupies dwarfs your
ideas OF the extent Of Mt.
Calvary.
Tradition says King David built pal
ace here. When Titus destroyed the city
4. d. 20, there was a strong citadel here
which he allowed to stand, but in the nu-
merous seiges which Jerusalem under
in all from the time of
Dsvid-it shared the general fate Of all
in jerusalem, and from the
foundation up the present walls perhaps
date only from the fourteenth century.
Facing is the Mediterranean hotel. the
Bishops house-an appendage of the ho-
tel-the Office CT the United States consul
and Thos Cook & Son. These occupy an
angle where some space is allowed for
streets. and is the only decent place in
the walls Of the city for a civilized man
to stop. Leaving this angle we follow
David street, which becomes narrow and
difficult of passage as previously
stated, wend our way to the mosque of
Omar. preceded by the consuls cavas,
q Turkish soldier, our dragoman as
guide and an old man who carries Slip
pers, without which we would be obliged
to enter the sacred place i'll our stocking
feet. We pass the reputed Pool of Be-
Thesda, in a covered archway, and soon
ascend the broad steps that brings US to
the paved plateau where rises the grand
est structure in Jerusalem. 1t is an
building, the outer walls of
which are veneered with blue and white
porcelain thing, very pleasing to the eye.
1t is SGrmOunted by huge dome covered
with lead, the design of which was cop
led from the dome Of the Church Of the
Sepulchre. Upto 1884 none but the fol-
lowers Of Mah0met We're permitted to
enter its doors. As this was our first in
reduction to q mosque. the novelty of
seeing place of worship built on a diff
arent plan from the vascilla style. which
has grown mOnotOnous, was truly re-
freshing. have before intimated that
-he mosque is supposed to occupy the
site of S5oiomon's temple. As place of
interest it still .antidates that remote pc /
Rod. for it was here on Mt /
lIoriah that Abraham prepared the
altar for the sacrifice of his son Isaac.
md David afterwards purchased the
ground, which was threshing floor, TO
)tfer sacrifices 10 the Lord.
After the destruction of the temple by /
Nehemiah. the cup /
bearer OF the Persian king, rebuilt the /
emple. but on less magnificent scale. +.
This temple was likewise destroyed, and /.
/ third one. erected by Herod. was the /
me of which Christ said, Not one stone /
should be left upon another" How liter /
Ally the prophecy has been fulfilled;
Tetus desired 10 save it, but the curse of
sod was upon it. i soldier of one of
he Roman Legions threw n fire brand
nto it, and from that day until now the (,
Jews have had no temple at Jerusalem. (
The Roman Emperor Hadrian. who re-
quilt Jerusalem and called It Aelia, also
Duilt heather temple to Jupiter on this
lite. and it IS recorded that as late as the
'ourth century statue of Jupiter and
iadTian was found here and q statue Of
enus on the Holy Sepulchre. Its true
hat under Emperor Julian the Jews
we're permitted to build another temple,
)ut if they avai!ed themselves Of the
privilege the attempt was 50 feeble Is not
o be worthy OF notice. The Crusaders